Eyeglass-mounting.



G. A: BADER.

EYEGLASS MOUNTING.

APPLIOATIDN FILED JAN. 17, 1912.

190%,425 I Ptend Dec. 1o, 1912.

(MQW v @www GUSTAV A. BADER, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

EYEGLASS-MOUNTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Application led Jamm'try` 17, 1912. Serial No. 671,725.

To all whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, GUs'rAv A. BADER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Rochester, in the county pf Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass-Mountings, of which the following 1s a` specification This inventionrelates to eye-glass-mountingsof the type in which the nose-engagingguards or clamps are loosely connected with their supports, so that theymay rock to accommodate their position to the inclination of the sidesof the wearers nose.

The object of the invention' is to produce a simple, secure andeffective construction for mounting the nose-clamps upon their supportsor levers, with provision for the automatic rocking or adjustingmovement above referred to, and to this end the invention consists inthe construction hereinafter described, 'as it is defined in thesucceeding claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figures 1, 2 and 3 are, respectively, arear-elevation, a side-elevation, and a plan-view on an enlarged scale,of a portion of an eyeglass mounting embodying the present invention, inwhich the novel construction is applied to a pad or clamp comprising aportion only 0f the nose-guard; Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are similar views of amodified construction, in which the nose-clamp constitutes the entireguard or nose-engaging portion of the mounting; and Fig. 7 is aperspectlve view of the pivoted nose-pad, showing particularly the formof the stem and the fulcrums.

It is common to provide a nose-guard with a small pivotally-movableclamp or pad, forming the upper portion of the noseengaging member orguard, the lower portion of the gu ard being rigid. This construction isshown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The novelty of the present invention resides1n the manner in which the pad or nose-clamp is'pivotally connected withthe body of the nose-guard. The drawings show the rear extremity onlysupport 10, upon which the body-portion 11 of the nose-guard is mountedin the usual manner.

The rocking pad or nose-clamp comprises a body or facing 12, which maybe of celluloid or any other suitable material, and

of the nose-guard lever or which isfxed, by means of rivets 14, to asheet-metal backing or support 13. At a point intermediate its ends themember 13 is doubled together so as to form a shank erstem, which ispassed through an elongated opening 16 in the upper end 15 of the member11. To retain this stem in the opening 16, its outer extremity isspread, as shown particularly in Fig. 1, so as to form an expanded head17 which is Wider than the opening. The shank of stem-portion, however,fits loosely within the opening, so that it is free to rock to asuitable angle about either a horizontal or a vertical axis, thuspermitting the nose-clamp to accommodate itself to the angle of thesurface against which it is pressed. To facilitate the rockingadjustment just referred to, the member 13 is provided, at the base ofthe stem-portion, with fulcrums 18 to engage the end 15 oftheguard-member 11. These fulcrums are produced by `leaving the base of thedoubled portion of the member 14 of full width, thus formingl shouldersand presenting the thin edges of the sheet-metal to the surface of theguardmember 11 adjacent the ends of the opening 16. 1

The invention isequally applicable, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, to aconstruction in which the entire nose-guard is arranged to rock upon thenose-guard lever or support. In this c ase the end 19 of the lever 10 isprovided with an opening like the opening 16 above described, and thebacking 20 of the nose-clamp is doubled and passed through this openingin the manner above described.

I am aware that it has been previously and to provide fulcrums inconnection with this doubled-portion of the sheet-metal to facilitatethe rocking-action of the noseclamp.

1. In an Aeyeglass mounting, the combination of a support provided withan elonated opening; and a nose-clamp comprising a sheet-metal memberhaving an intermediate doubled portion forming a stem passin throughsaid opening, and anexpande head on saiddoubled portion to prevent itswithdrawal from the opening.

2. In an eyeglass-mounting, the combination of a support, provided withan elongated opening, and a nose-clamp; the noseclamp being providedwith a stem projectgated opening; and a nose-clamp comprising asheet-1neta1 member having an intermediate doubled portion, said portionbeing reduced in width above its base to form a stem, which passesthrough said opening in the support, and narrow shoulders which engagethe support adjacent the ends of said opening and constitute ulcrums tofacilitate the rocking action of the noseclamp.

GUSTAV A'. BADER.

Witnesses:

FARNUM F. DoRsEY, D. GURNEE.

